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In the News

April 8, 2020

Walking the Resilience Road: From Overwhelmed to Compassion-in-Action

By: Elizabeth DeKonty, Director, NC Resilience and Learning Project “I struggle the most with worry about my students. I worry about how they are doing, if they are getting their […]

Category iconIn the News,  Resilience

October 4, 2018

Nikole Hannah-Jones kicks off Color of Education with hard truths about race and education

Award-winning New York Times Magazine reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones pulled no punches on Tuesday night before a crowd of more than 500 people at the kickoff event for the Color of […]

Category iconColor of Education,  In the News

September 5, 2018

Resilience & Learning: The first year on an important journey

Training with two of the Project’s new Resilience Teams in Rowan-Salisbury Schools (Overton Elementary and Hurley Elementary) focused on trauma’s impact on learning and behavior and starting to give staff […]

Category iconIn the News,  Resilience

November 13, 2017

Without action, class size mandate threatens Pre-K in some school districts

Children attend Pre-K at Warren County’s Mariam Boyd Elementary School in Warrenton. Photo Credit: Warren County Schools. By Lindsay Wagner Without the necessary time and money to build more elementary […]

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August 11, 2017

Concerns Voiced About General Assembly’s New Principal Pay Plan

Originally Published in the Public School Forum’s Friday Report on 8/11/17 — A new principal pay plan enacted this year by the General Assembly drew pointed comments and concerns at last […]

Category iconIn the News,  Op-Eds & Analysis

July 14, 2017

James Ford Talks Teacher Retention with Betsy DeVos

By James E. Ford As I arrived at the US Department of Education on Tuesday morning, I didn’t fully know what to expect. I had been invited to participate in […]

Category iconIn the News

December 19, 2016

Eggs & Issues 2017

Join us January 25th for our 2017 Eggs & Issues Event

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November 7, 2016

The Root of Discipline Disparities

Below is an excerpt from The Root of Discipline Disparities by James E. Ford, Program Director at the Public School Forum “The Teacher for Those Kids” Having spent my career as […]

Category iconIn the News

October 27, 2016

In North Carolina we talk about race and poverty in education. But what about trauma?

Below is an excerpt from The Charlotte Observer’s article In North Carolina we talk about race and poverty in education. But what about trauma? What if a child who disrupts class […]

Category iconIn the News

October 19, 2016

Failing schools legislation needs to account for the complexity of the problem of perennially low-achieving schools

This is the fourth in a series of five articles on expanding educational opportunity in North Carolina in Education NC, culminating in the release of the Public School Forum’s Study […]

Category iconIn the News Tag iconlow-performing schools

October 19, 2016

Representing North Carolina Teachers on “Education Matters”

The College of Education was well represented when Education Matters, a new television show that focuses on the state of public education in North Carolina, debuted earlier this month. Dean […]

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October 18, 2016

Elevating racial equity as an education imperative

This is the third in a series of five articles on expanding educational opportunity in North Carolina on Education NC, culminating in the release of the Public School Forum’s Study […]

Category iconIn the News Tag iconracial equity

October 17, 2016

The weight of their experiences: The impact of childhood trauma on learning

This story is the second in a series of five articles on Education NC on expanding educational opportunity in North Carolina, culminating in the release of Public School Forum’s Study Group […]

Category iconIn the News Tag iconstudy group,  trauma & learning

October 14, 2016

Expanding educational opportunity in North Carolina: A preview of the Public School Forum’s Study Group XVI action plan and recommendations

Public School Forum’s Study Group XVI work was previewed in Education NC. Next week, the Public School Forum will release the final report from its 16th biennial “study group.” The report, […]

Category iconIn the News Tag iconstudy group

October 7, 2016

NC EPFP Begins for 2016-17 Cohort

This week, the Public School Forum hosted its newest class of North Carolina Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP) Fellows for a three-day retreat in Raleigh. The Forum welcomed 52 new […]

Category iconIn the News Tag iconEducation Policy Fellowship Program,  EPFP

September 30, 2016

Education Matters preview on WRAL-TV

Keith Poston talked about the launch of the new weekly TV show, Education Matters on WRAL.

Category iconIn the News Tag iconeducation matters

September 22, 2016

Helping teachers take flight

Christina Spears, a special education teacher at Panther Creek High School in Wake County, wrote about her experience participating in the Beginning Teacher Leadership Network in Education NC. Wake County Public […]

Category iconIn the News Tag iconBTLN

September 8, 2016

Why you should care about education even if you don’t have kids

James Ford is mentioned in the back-to-school edition of the CharlotteFive Podcast. If you have kids, you probably think about education in Charlotte a lot. It affects where you buy a […]

Category iconIn the News Tag iconcharlotte,  James Ford,  teachers

August 27, 2016

Public School Forum to launch weekly TV show ‘Education Matters’ on WRAL-TV

Public School Forum was mentioned in WRAL-TV’s announcement about the upcoming Education Matters television show. The Public School Forum of North Carolina is launching a new weekly television program beginning […]

Category iconIn the News Tag iconeducation matters,  wral

August 25, 2016

Chris Fitzsimon: Remember Teaching Fellows?

Keith Poston and NC Teaching Fellows were mentioned in a Salisbury Post op-ed about the former program: State lawmakers have finally taken a bold step toward addressing the looming teacher shortage in public schools. […]

Category iconIn the News,  Publications

August 22, 2016

Many NC School Districts Struggle To Find Teachers

The Public School Forum was mentioned in a WUNC news story about teacher vacancies across the state. The North Carolina Public School Forum estimates the newest salary increases would move […]

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August 22, 2016

Keith Poston, director of the Public School Forum, discusses teacher pay, recruitment, and overall education funding as the new school year is set to begin

Keith Poston was interviewed on Policy Watch radio to discuss current topics in public education. Listen to full interview here >

Category iconIn the News,  Op-Eds & Analysis Tag iconeducation funding,  teacher pay,  teacher pipeline,  teacher recruitment

July 24, 2016

Teacher shortages, growing enrollment test public schools

Keith Poston spoke with Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools officials. Here’s a preview of what The Daily Advance said about his visit. North Carolina is facing critical teacher shortages while more students […]

Category iconIn the News Tag iconteacher pipeline,  teacher shortage

July 22, 2016

Cumberland is up front in growing school voucher program

Keith Poston was quoted in a Fayetteville Observer article on school voucher program. Critics also say that unlike public schools, private schools don’t have to use licensed teachers, offer free […]

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About a day ago

Our state’s economy is booming, but we must do more to prepare North Carolinians for the jobs of today and tomorrow. Mark your calendar for Feb. 6th and join @myFutureNC’s virtual State of Educational Attainment event. #2MillionBy2030 #NCED Register: form.jotform.com/223534139765… pic.twitter.com/nZaX9OqSZl

About 3 days ago

RT @nckhui If you compare the 2018-19 & 2022-23 school years, there's been a 200% increase in the number of North Carolina teacher vacancies on the 40th day of classes. In 2018-19, there were 1,698.05 vacancies. That figure has tripled to 5,091.46 vacancies this school year. #nced #ncpol pic.twitter.com/UUu2sFCwC3

About 4 days ago

#NCED "There are a lot of stakeholders in public education and no one wants to feel ignored. However, if we do not prioritize the voice of school’s main stakeholders, their students, we’re missing the point," writes @maryannwolfed. Read more: ncforum.org/2023/the-final…

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